§ 128-40. Leaves of absence for county officials for protracted illness or other reason.
§ 128‑40. Leaves ofabsence for county officials for protracted illness or other reason.
Any elective or appointivecounty official may obtain leave of absence from the official's duties forprotracted illness or other reason satisfactory to the board of countycommissioners of his county, for such period as the board of countycommissioners may designate. The leave shall be obtained only upon applicationby the official and with the consent of the board of county commissioners. Theofficial shall receive no salary during the period of leave unless the leave ofabsence is granted by reason of protracted illness, in which event the grantingof a leave of absence shall not deprive the official of the benefits of anysick leave to which the official may be entitled by law. The period of leavemay be extended upon application to and with the approval of the board ofcounty commissioners if the reason for the original leave still exists, and itmay be shortened if the reason shall unexpectedly terminate: Provided, that noleave or extension thereof shall operate to extend the term of office of anyofficial beyond the period for which the official was elected or appointed. If,by reason of the length of the period of absence or the nature of the duties ofthe official, the board of county commissioners deems it necessary, the boardmay appoint any qualified citizen of the county as a temporary replacement forthe period of the official's leave of absence. This appointee shall have allthe authority, duties, perquisites, and emoluments of the official temporarilyreplaced. The appointee shall possess all the qualifications required by lawfor holding the office for which the temporary replacement official isappointed. (1941,c. 121, s. 2; 2007‑432, s. 3.)